Schroders

Regulatory business analyst

In short

Senior Business Analyst role at an asset/wealth management firm, delivering business analysis for regulatory change initiatives (PRA, FCA, EU mandates such as EMIR and MiFIR) across the Wealth Portfolio. Requires translating regulations into business requirements, gap analysis, and strong expertise in data lineage, data mapping and traceability from source systems to regulatory reporting engines. Based onsite in London, offered as a 6-month initial contract with potential extension.

About the Role
We're looking for a Senior Business Analyst with experience translating PRA, FCA and EU regulatory mandates into business requirements and functional specifications (e.g. EMIR, MiFIR and FCA regulatory change). The candidate should be able to evaluate current reporting processes and operating models against new regulatory requirements, perform gap analysis, and define the required changes. Strong experience in data lineage, data mapping, traceability matrices, and tracking data from source systems through to regulatory reporting engines is essential.
Responsibilities
•Deliver high-quality business analysis to support regulatory change across the Wealth Portfolio.
•Capture, analyse and document business requirements, process flows, and solution options, ensuring alignment with strategic business objectives and regulatory standards.
•Collaborate with stakeholders across the business, technology, and third parties to define effective, pragmatic solutions to complex business challenges.
•Contribute to the design and implementation of process, organisational and system change, ensuring smooth transition of solutions into business-as-usual operations.
•Support preparation and execution of user acceptance testing, ensuring delivered solutions meet agreed business requirements and quality standards.
•Ensure business analysis activities and outputs are fully documented, providing a clear audit trail for compliance and governance purposes.
•Communicate analysis findings, recommendations, and progress updates clearly and succinctly to stakeholders, project managers and transformation leads.
•Maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, acting as a trusted partner for analysis, solution design, and change delivery.
•Apply best practices in business analysis to drive continuous improvement in your own work and contribute effectively to successful project outcomes.
•Capture, analyse and document detailed data requirements to support the design and delivery of data products and solutions.
•Conduct analysis and mapping of data sources, structures and interfaces to support solution design and system implementation.
Requirements
•Experience and understanding of the Wealth Management and Asset Management industries.
•Proven experience delivering business analysis across a variety of regulatory change initiatives.
•Demonstrable experience translating PRA, FCA and EU regulatory mandates into business requirements and functional specifications (e.g. EMIR, MiFIR and FCA regulatory change).
•Experienced in evaluating current reporting processes and operating models against new regulatory requirements, performing gap analysis, and defining the required changes.
•Strong experience in data lineage, data mapping, traceability matrices, and tracking data from source systems through to regulatory reporting engines is essential.
•Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across business and technology teams, actively championing collaboration and shared outcomes.
•Proven experience working in multidisciplinary teams and within delivery frameworks such as Agile and Waterfall.
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to communicate complex information succinctly and clearly.
•Logical and structured thinker, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
•Proven experience capturing and documenting data requirements for data products, reporting solutions or similar initiatives.
•Highly organised and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
•Proactive, resourceful, and able to take ownership of tasks through to delivery.
•Educated to at least undergraduate degree level.
•Demonstrates resilience, adaptability, and a commitment to high standards and continuous improvement.
Nice to have: Basic professional qualifications related to asset/wealth management and/or business analysis (such as ISEB) are desirable.
Conditions
This is a 6-month initial contract with potential for extension. We will consider flexible working arrangements for all roles and provide reasonable accommodations to support applicants and employees, including those with neurodiversity, disability, or physical and mental health needs.

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